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The Vickers - machine gun - was developed based on the Maxim machine gun which was first real automatic machine gun. Vickers was an improvement and fired the .303 cartridge - extremely accurate and reliable. Used by British army during the first world war and following for many years.
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Who invented the Vickers machine gun?
the vickers company in egland
What year was the vickers machine gun invented in?
The Vickers machine gun was designed in 1912 and was manufactured from 1912 till 1968.
What difference between the vickers machine gun and the Lewis gun?
Vickers- belt fed water cooled medium machinegun. Vickers a light, air cooled, magazine fed.
What is a similar gun of the Vickers machine gun used in wars before ww1?
There was the Browning M1895 "Potato Digger" (which was much different from the Vickers), and the Maxim machine gun (on which the Vickers was based) went into production shortly before the war kicked off.
How many vickers machine guns did a sopwith camel have?
The Camel F.1 had two Vickers guns. The Camel 2F.1 only had one Vickers gun, and a Lewis gun was mounted atop the wing.
What machine gun was used in world war 1?
The British used the Vickers machine gun
Which gun was better the Lewis gun or the vickers gun?
Apples and oranges. Lewis was lighter, could be fired like a rifle, limited magazine capacity. Vickers was heavy, required a mount, belt fed, no limit to number of cartridges.
What are the release dates for Midway USA's Gun Stories - 2011 The Maxim Vickers 3-4?
Midway USA's Gun Stories - 2011 The Maxim Vickers 3-4 was released on: USA: 24 July 2013
How many men does it take to work a vickers machine gun mk1?
15 men
How many rounds a minute could a Vickers machine gun fire?
450 - 650
Can you Name 20 English guns?
Accuracy International AWM L98 Cadet Rifles Parker Hale PDW SA80 Sterling SAR-87 Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver Webley Revolver Enfield revolver Besa machine gun Bren light machine gun Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun Lewis Gun Maxim gun Rolls Royce .50 Cal Experimental Machine Gun Vickers .50 machine gun Vickers machine gun Vickers-Berthier Farquhar-Hill rifle Parker Hale M85 British Bulldog revolver
What was the name of the machine gun used by Britain during World War 1?
The primary one they used was the Vickers machine gun.
